Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-03-04
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How it Fared and What it Spent the
Time in Doing

How it Fared and What it Spent the
Time in Doing.
The Dakota delegation, consisting of
Alexander Hughes and F. Washabaugh
from the council, and John A. Ely, j. H.
Fletcher and Frank Greene from the house,
with J. G. Hamilton as secretary, together
with their party of twenty-one friends, ar
rived at Helena on Monday evening at 9
o'clock. They were met at the depot by
Granville Stuart and r. b. Harrison, presi-
dent and secretary, respectively, of the
Montana board of stock commissioners,
and conveyed to the Grand Central and
Cosmopolitan hotels, and the freedom of
the city, clubs and hotels placed at their
disposal.
On Tuesday morning the joint commit
tees held their first meeting at the 70 oms
of the board of stock commissioners. They
were assisted in their deliberations by DR..
c. j. AllOway. vlce-president of the Dakota
Thoroughbred Cattle nursery, c. B. Ken
nedy, president of the Fine Stock Breeders
association, and DR.. Herbert Holloway.
territorial veterinarian to Montana The
meeting adjourned at O'Clock p. H., and
tickets being presented to the whole party
to the Emma Abbott Opera company, they
availed themselves Of the privilege of at
tending both evening and night.
On Wednesday morning the committees
came together again to discuss the bill in
troduced into the Dakota legislature by Mr..
Ely. Mr. Hughes was called to the chair,
and ). q. Hamilton made secretary. The
main features of the bill We're accepted,
nj O.lIi
which will render the bill more thorough
and effective. During the meeting Gram
vile Stuart suggested that owing to the
rapidity with which the stock interests
We're increasing in western Dakota that an
effort be made to enact such laws as were
in force in Montana for the better protec-
ton of the live stock growers in the west
ern portion of our territory.
AT O'Clock the meetieg adjourned, and
after dinner the delegation was invited to
visit the First National bank, to examine
gold specimens and other curiOsites found
in the vicinity. of Helena. Mr.. Fletcher,
and other mining men, declared them to be-
the the finest they had ever seen. The next
business was to call upon Governor Leslie
and Mr.: Webb, the secretary of the terri
tory. This was followed by visit to the
house OF representatives, who i'm
medlately took recess so as to
MAKE make tt the r, acquaintance of the
SlCSoCioI. ilAo DClDS cllucu Ilcy repaired
to their hotel, where they found number
of sleighs in waiting, sufficient to accommo-
date the whole party who were driven
around the city and shown all the princi-
pal points and things of interest. The
whole delegation freely expressed their
astoniShment at the evidences of stability
and wealth witnessed on every hand. The
drive was immensely enjoyed by the whole
party. In the evening the party were
again entertained at the Emma Abbott
Opera company's perform ance. After the
performance ended, the last meeting took
place. This was called by our delegation
to express to their Montana friends their
thanks for the valuable assistance rendered
and to tender them their appreciation of
the many acts of kindness of which they
had been recipients. This was done by a
resolution drawn up by committee
appointed for that purnose. The reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. Fletcher, who
proposed their introduction with a speech
in WHICH he referred to the boundless hos
pitality and cordiality with which the par
ty had been received by the citizens OF
Helena.
The address was well received, and no
brief abstract can do justice to the manner
in which the gentleman gave expression to
the feelings Of the party. MI Hughes, as
chairman, also responded, and extended to
those who had entertained them an invita-
ton to come to Bismarck and afford them
an opportunity to reciprOcate in genuine
Dakota style for the favOrs shown.